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These juicy roasted cherry tomatoes cook alongside your main dish or solo. Keep reading for all my cooking tips and the best seasonings!
The Best Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Roasting tomatoes will bring out the natural sweetness found in this delicious fruit (yes, it’s a fruit!) as well as some of its nutritional properties.
What’s great about these roasted cherry tomatoes is that it’s an easy-to-find ingredient year-round, and with a few minimal ingredients added, you have a healthy, low-carb side dish that pairs great with main dishes like baked salmon or chicken.
How to Roast Cherry Tomatoes
Get ready to enjoy these juicy roasted cherry tomatoes asap! I like to include onions for extra flavor, but it’s up to you. Toss the tomatoes and sliced onions with oil, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.
Spread them in an even layer and roast until the tomatoes are golden and begin to release their juices. That’s all there is to it, and you can add this recipe to a number of dishes for an extra pop of flavor and color!
What Temperature to Roast Tomatoes
Roasting cherry tomatoes at high heat and not too long, at 400F for about 20 minutes, brings out the most caramelization and sweetness.
They can also be roasted at 375F for 25 to 30 minutes if you’re cooking them alongside a protein such as baked chicken breasts.
Tips & Tricks
There are a few tips that help yield deliciously sweet roasted cherry tomatoes that I’ve found helpful overtime:
Line pan with parchment paper
Outside of making it an easy cleanup, parchment paper helps prevent the caramelized tomatoes from sticking to the pan and tearing up when serving.
Oven rack in the middle of the oven
Roasting the tomatoes too high up will burn them before they have finished caramelizing. Make sure to position the oven rack before you preheat the oven.
Cooking with another pan in the oven
If you cook the tomatoes with another dish in the oven, you can position this sheet pan in a separate oven rack, in the middle of the oven, right below the top item.
Other seasonings
Switch up the seasonings by tossing the tomatoes with Cajun seasoning or Creole seasoning or ¼ cup pesto sauce.
How to Serve Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Roasted cherry tomatoes can be served on top of cooked rice, tossed with pesto pasta, or as the roasted veggie on these savory oatmeal recipes.
Roasted Cherry Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 2 pints of cherry tomatoes
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
Instructions
Prep:
- Position your oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease a baking sheet with olive oil.
Season:
- In a large bowl, combine olive oil, garlic, and Italian seasoning. Place cherry tomatoes and sliced onions in the bowl and toss to combine and season all ingredients well. Transfer them onto the lined sheet pan.
Roast:
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, depending on how roasted you like. Make sure to give them a good toss around minute 15.
- Once ready, remove from the oven and serve.
Vanessa says
Love this! Definitely will come in handy during tomato season when I don’t know what to do with them all.
Tayler says
These tomatoes were incredible!! I added them to a salad and it was great
Heather says
Utterly delicious and so easy to make too! This is the perfect summer side and gives me an easy option for using my garden tomatoes. Thank you!
Vicky says
Just tried making these roasted cherry tomatoes and they’re absolutely delicious! My kitchen now smells amazing. 🙂 What a great way to add a burst of flavor to any meal.